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WRFL

The Western Region Football League season will kick off on Good Friday with a clash between Braybrook and Laverton. The league released its fixtures for division 1 and 2 with the season officially kicking off on April 13. Both divisions will have 18 rounds, with the division 1 grand final set for September 21 and the division 2 grand final set for September 14, with a top five in division 1 and top six for division 2.

WRFL

Parkside has announced three-time competition best and fairest winner Shaun Campbell is departing the club. Campbell was co-captain of the side this year as it won the Western Region Football League division 2 premiership, winning the best on ground medal. In the comments on the club’s social media post, it said that Campbell was joining Diggers Rest.

Netball

Several City West Falcons and Altona Netball Association players have been named in state netball training squads. Amalani Fauonuku, Mackenzie O’Dwyer and Hannah Mackenzie have been named in the under-17 squad, while Holly Adams-Alcock, Michaela Minns and Monique Parker have been named in the under-19 squad.